Telegram-herald., 1887-10-14

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TheEs eppe4rs 50 Ia MISUNDERSTANDING
snsong ths ctiseas in ressro h tue pro
possd Bsls Line Fsiirosa. kss have been
heard ~ stale on the streets that 40 eona-
p4ny las been orEanized 10 build a. bus
that ths property owners who siersd ths
petition presented 81 Tie Council ssking
for the trsnchIse. expeSa 10 organise coIa-
pkns Ia cAss the franchise is Efsntsc. fhss
are wrsng IA Their conclusions. The
Bell Lac Railroad OoRpsDy VI orsna
Rapids was 0rssnlzed AID iDoorpofsseo
under the Stsls lAes IA July last 1he
stockholders are a. representative cisiAsns-
They are msa II lneans The oonp pAny
has ample cspstsl ~ pusn tie prolea 10
completion. and l. reAcy 10 begin wort "a
SON A. lac franchise ls granted. The On
cefs ara. President. George q. brlsgs Vice
President, Joseph C. AcAee. treasurer.
Lewis III. Mitbey. aud Secretary. A Is
Hodenpyl.
The petition asking for the franchise was
presented 10 the Council guiy -. u was
signed By nearly al the property
owners ON the hne. lt was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Ordinances
and later - SPECIAL COMMITTEES
who after considerable delay reported sd-
serssiy--reoommen that 10 trspcDiss be-
granted unless the route be changed 80 as
10 avoid running through tAmpAu-st The
report Of the special connmattee MAS sdops
ed. bat later this action Was rcc0nsidsfed
snd the matter was referred 10 another
COMMITTEES Of which Alderman nh2nahAo
Was chairman and last Monday niEht he
reported ia favor of inslrnctlnF he Com
miftee on Ordinances 10 DRAFT al ordinance
ia acc0rdsnce with tie prayer al The
petitioners and present II ~ the neSt meet
ing OF the Council. This report was adopt
ed and the ordinances will probably be pres
ented next Monday night
Since the petition was placed In the
hands Of the Council, remonsirances signed
boy few property owners, aud IL is sup
posed these had an influence upon tie com
initiee. which reported in isyor Of changing
thr ronie. Ii is also alleged that ten oi
the signers Of the original petition have
changed their minds and viii now Oppose
the project, bus nearly all Of them remain
firm in the opinion that Il would be the
most beneficial improvement ever made ia
the city. They ere not tenacious as TO
the route. however. and are willing
10 change II IN any feasible
way 10 meet the convenience OF citizens.
and are also willing that it shall be extend
ell 10 atcomutClatt ihc ven ~*Ne - -
cordsnce with a petition which was pre-
sen.ed TO the Council ia August. in short,
they are automatically ia favor Of push
ing the road 10 completion, and unless Tie
Council stands Ia the way by refusing TO
grant a franchise. it will fundoubfediy be
built this Fall or early in the Spring.
While the petitioners and the company
are disposed 10 consider the rights snd
wishes Of all interested. they do not think
that the opposition 50 far developed lie suiii
cient TO warrant the Council in refusing -
grant the franchise and they hope 10 see
favorable action next Monday night.
When Colonel Briggs was asked yester'
day II he heard the discussion on the sub
lect al the last meeting of the CosBc u, hs
said: "No; 1 was not present. bat J under
stand Alderman DE Graaf did u little loose
talking. The facts. however. are against
him and think be will change his mind
after he investigates more thoroughly. The
truth Of the matter is that no proposition
for an important public improvement was
ever submitted 10 the Council where the
property owners interested were 10 unsni-
mousiy in favor of H. Fully ninety lei
cent. OF the property on the line was repre-
sented by the sisners Of the petition"